Iberian Congress of African Studies

This is the twelfth edition of the Iberian Congress of African Studies (CIEA). The theme is "African responses to the decolonial dilemma". The congress invites to explore the African role in the constitution of a global society that can only be inclusive and real if it assumes its diversity. Precisely, the “decolonial dilemma” highlights the difficulties arising from the dominance of the “Western component” in the management of difference. In this sense, the long experience of African cultural pluralism is an essential asset to facilitate coexistence and mutual enrichment based on the multiple memories and dynamics that converge in globalization. These memories, so often at odds with each other – as is the case with colonial legacies, very much present today – are much more than discourses: they materialize and emanate from very different solidarities, but all of them are essential for planetary social cohesion. Africa has much to say in the articulation of this multiplicity.

Deadline for submission of proposals is September 30, 2024. Registration is open from October 3 2024 - January 31 2025.